# Jackie Coryton — Hay Fever character guide

> Jackie Coryton in Hay Fever by Noël Coward.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Jackie, Jackie Judith Bliss, Jackie Desperately, Jackie Giggling, Jackie Dragging, Jackie Sniffing, Jackie Worried, Jackie Italy, Jackie Neither could I., Miss Coryton, Coryton

**First appearance:** 0003-act-i

## Who they are

A nervous young guest who weeps over breakfast, trades horror stories with Sandy, and wishes she had never set foot in the Bliss house.

## Relationships

### [Sorel Bliss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hay_fever_se/characters/sorel_bliss)

_friendship_

Jackie latches onto Sorel as a confidante, though Sorel is often exasperated by her.

### [Simon Bliss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hay_fever_se/characters/simon_bliss)

_romantic_

Jackie is infatuated with Simon, who is mostly indifferent and amused by her advances.

### [Sandy Tyrell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hay_fever_se/characters/sandy_tyrell)

_friendship_

They share a casual, slightly bewildered camaraderie as outsiders in the Bliss household.

### [Judith Bliss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hay_fever_se/characters/judith_bliss)

_rivalry_

Jackie is a rival for Simon's attention, and Judith sees her as a threat to her own theatrical dominance.

### [Simon Bliss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hay_fever_se/characters/simon_bliss)

_romantic_

Jackie is infatuated with Simon, who is mostly indifferent and amused by her advances.

### [Judith Bliss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hay_fever_se/characters/judith_bliss)

_rivalry_

Jackie is a rival for Simon's attention, and Judith sees her as a threat to her own theatrical dominance.

## Links

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